Rafael Nadal
Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES I played well in first set but I made more mistakes than her in the second set. Then at 2-5 I found ... EMMA LAINE MARIA SHARAPOVA The second set he was a little bit tired. I stepped up my overall game at crucial points. IVO KARLOVIC The victory wasn't easy, I was a bit nervous at the start of the second set as I struggled with my s... ANASTASIA MYSKINA LINDSAY DAVENPORT I thought we played well the first two games. I think fatigue set in a little bit in the third game.... DAN FRIEND Funny, cute and kissableTHE SUMMER SET In the first set I went out and played my game. The second set I let her play my game. In the third ... COURTNEY JONES I got a break out of nothing, then the first game of the second set it was a lapse in concentration ... TIM HENMAN P.C. CAST The third and fourth set, I felt I was a bit living on the edge with my serve. He was getting a lot ... ANDRE AGASSI At the end of the second set, it got very tight. The trainer helped me out a little bit. ... I was a... GUSTAVO KUERTEN GABRIELA SABATINI The second game was not as close as the first, but the last time was a little closer. The first coup... ROBERT SANDERS It was an easy match, ... I lost concentration in the fourth game of the second set and allowed her ... SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA I was serving very good. After I get the break in the third set, for sure, I feel more confident. Es... FELICIANO LOPEZ I think Gray made me a better player. I think we made each other better. The first game, he shut me ... KEVIN PITTSNOGLE It was a bit of a revenge game, but I think we had some first-game jitters. The first half they made... LARS RICHTERS Unfortunately, I didn't take my chances in the first two sets. In the first set I was maybe a little... NICOLAS KIEFER It was hot, and I think in the second set he was a little bit tired, IVO KARLOVIC She played a good match and she made it tough in the second set, AMELIE MAURESMO We have to close it out when we get the opportunity. We played much better the second game. We just ... DAVID LOYD I thought I played a good match. I had a solid start to the match in the first set. In the second se... SANIA MIRZA I played really well during the first set. I think he was a little tired, he seemed asleep. So I too... GASTON GAUDIO We just made a little adjustment at halftime pertaining to their secondary break, and offensively we... LYNN FREDERICK Our mind-set as an offense is to keep the ball away and try to control the clock. If we have the bal... DARIUS WALKER We did a little better in the second half than we did in the first. We had to set new goals at halft... CRISTY MCKINNEY I am finding my game and today it was another difficult first set. Volandri played very well and the... GUILLERMO CORIA We started to execute more and our team did not have as many turnovers. We just played better as a t... BEN BROOKS To change yourself you have to move from where you are and take a step, then you have to be willing ... BRENT M. JONES RAFAEL NADAL (Hume) had opportunities to close out the first set. But he stayed on task. It's not always too easy... DENNIS EMERY In the first set, I tried to play a fast game, I thought maybe that's the only chance I can trouble ... IVAN LJUBICIC I'm sure both teams will be a little bit more fatigued than normal, and as a result will have to rel... DAVE LEITAO It made us better because we had to keep our heads in the game, make sure we set a good example and ... KATIE WILSON STEPHEN R. COVEY It's easy to get short-sided and just look at the end when it's a close game, but we've got to look ... BRAD BOY The first time I came onto the ice I had to squint a little bit. I was really nervous going in but t... ANDREW PINSENT I felt that he's not that confident on the court because he doesn't show those emotions that he's us... JARKKO NIEMINEN This is too much reality for a Friday. AS GOOD AS IT GETS The second stage set in ten or fifteen days after the bombing. Its first symptom was falling hair. D... JOHN HERSEY It should not be surprised by seeing in our weird world that the people for enjoying own bread can a... ANUJ SOMANY Everyone out there is using you for their entertainment and what you mostly need is to be entertainm... SUPERNA BATHEJA I started very well. Even when she came back [after a break] in the first set, I think I [was] very ... JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE I think we woke up and started running after the ball. Watsonville played a great first half, we pla... NICK ADAMS We certainly could have probably played better to the four quarters. The first half was great, secon... ERIC FEKETE Our shifting gave us a little left in the tank at the end and that made the kids feel confident enou... GARY LINDGREN With maybe the exception of the game at Charlton, I think Wayne has been a little bit below the stan... DAVID MOYES SIDNEY CROSBY We have tears in our eyes ROALD DAHL I just let the game flow a little bit. Coach just said he wanted us to get as many easy baskets as w... SHAGARI ALLEYNE The wing blockers tonight set up excellent blocks. It made it really easy to just close. MANDY EBERLE We came out a little flat today. They played with a bit more sense of urgency and I think we just pl... JOE BRYANT Their togetherness, their teamwork was so good. They played a lot better as a team at the end of the... JEFF DAVIS I like the game the way it was, because there seemed to be a little more respect for your opponents ... JAMES WORTHY He was actually too good. I played a great first set and then he was playing much better than me. GASTON GAUDIO We set a goal for ourselves to hit a score of 70 by state, and we did that at the (Oregon City Invit... BRANDY WESTOM It was a hard-fought game and I think we may have worn them down a little bit at the end. It was a g... SCOTT FITCH It was kind of a break-out game for me. I was involved on more plays (tackles), reading the plays an... WADE LEPPERT I'm very confident in my game and I feel that I'm playing a lot better since the first game, GUILLERMO CANAS That quarter set the tone. This was a close game after one -- North Branford led 13-11 at the first ... FRANK ROSSI Our defense gave up 22 points with that three, so I don't think the kids were worried about it at al... JEN RIZZOTTI We made some mistakes early and they jumped on us. I'm proud of the way our guys for getting back in... DAVE FARQUHARSON There was more intensity in that second game. We played together a lot better as a whole team. The h... THOMAS PICKETT I played solid tennis in the first set, but was half-a-step too cautious in the second. PRAKASH AMRITRAJ CHRISTINA ENGELA It was little bit too late to come back in the second set. I was missing a lot on baseline, my serve... MARAT SAFIN The first game was the first game. There were some little things I had to take care of early in the ... COURTNEY BROWN The second set was huge. I knew at the end of the second set that I could win. JARKKO NIEMINEN His passing and defense have gotten better. He's made a lot of improvements physically and he's maki... FRED CHAO It was a great win. The first half both teams played really well and in the second half we bumped ou... GARY GRZESK Today, I was tense in the first set, and in the second set I started to be more relaxed and to play ... SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA I moved well in the first set but then I found that I was unable to attack as we went into the secon... AI SUGIYAMA I was still upset. But I got some good phone calls last night ... and that eased me up a little bit ... A.J. BURNETT When I play my game, there's that, and more to come. Tonight it just seemed that I had it going in t... MONTA ELLIS STACEY BALLIS As the game goes on, guys are starting to get a better feel of the game and the situations. In our s... JJ SIMMONS Every team we've played the second time, we've played them better. You look at the shooting percenta... JOEL RANKIN C. JOYBELL C. At times, our defense was tremendous. We gave them eight easy points in the first half. I told the p... DANNY GRIEVES Only fools wait, and only tools bait. CRE There are approximately two trillion cells in the human body. You are never alone, there are always ... DWIGHT W. HAYES What I love about this so much is it hasn't shown its potential. It's more exciting to me to be at a... HARVEY LEVIN It made it not look as bad, I guess, ... I think if we had a little more time, we could have had a b... JOSH BETTS I thought we played better in the second game. We just had a horrible approach in the first game. We... JEFF STRATTON It's probably the best second half of the year that we have played. Since it is only the third game ... MARK TIBY I got fired when I was a dishwasher at Denny's. That set me back a little bit. You don't rea... KELSEY GRAMMER We knew we had to stop the run and that's what we set out to do. I honestly thought we played a bett... DAN HINDS He looked more comfortable out there. He played within himself and let the game come to him. I was r... BRETT GRAHAM (Adamson) set the tone for the team at the plate and at short. He had a spectacular game. He made a ... STEVE ANTICH I was really proud of the way our team came out and competed. We kept it close in the first half and... MAGGIE DIXON NEIL GAIMAN You just fight. In the first set she just had that little bit extra, and it was the same for me in t... FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE I thought our offense was a little stagnant at times in the first half. I don't know, maybe we were ... FLAVA SIRK We'd like to have played better in the second game (12-4 loss), but we'll take a split. Winning the ... JAMES MANSINGER I ran the rest of the game, ... It's just a little swollen and a little stiff. It's not painful. It'... LINDSAY WHALEN Last week we lost two one-point games and in the first three minutes of the second half we really ca... KYLE KRUEGER I had my chances in the first set. I served for the set and had two set points. I didn't play those ... FILIPPO VOLANDRI I thought we played a really good second half. Clear Brook took control of the game in the first hal... LYNN MCDONALD
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JOHN CARLIN, RAFAEL NADAL Arthur Conan Doyle was entranced by the notion of a brilliant detective who can deduce everything a ... RAFAEL YGLESIAS To me, people's lives and loves are entwined with their characters, natures and circumstances. I... RAFAEL YGLESIAS New York is a much more bourgeois city, more of a tourist attraction than a muscular metropolis. It&... RAFAEL YGLESIAS I didn't want readers to think I was asking to be praised for taking care of my wife while she w... RAFAEL YGLESIAS Whether you want to entertain or to provoke, to break hearts or reassure them, what you bring to you... RAFAEL YGLESIAS It's hard to conceive of someone who could work for at least a few hours each day for months and... RAFAEL YGLESIAS Sadly, for those who are busy sawing off their feet to escape the trap of cliches, every story is ch... RAFAEL YGLESIAS Relationships, it seems to me, are timeless. What works between two people always works; what doesn&... RAFAEL YGLESIAS In the theater, everything is ephemeral. Everything is almost weightless and without a very clear de... RAFAEL VINOLY I'm an expert on surfing the channels, so I'm always able to find something strange. Or I wa... RAFAEL VINOLY The most important thing about Jazz at Lincoln Center is the fact that it's the first time that ... RAFAEL VINOLY Music, first of all, is completely about abstraction, which is exactly what architecture is not. In ... RAFAEL VINOLY Architects feel empowered to give opinions about politics and sociology and philosophy without knowi... RAFAEL VINOLY I play only classical music. My pianos are my only big indulgence, but they're a necessity. When... RAFAEL VINOLY I think architects tend to believe that they can almost do anything, which is a wonderful characteri... RAFAEL VINOLY Buildings are forms of performances. RAFAEL VINOLY I'm not sure. I did not set it up. I have never done a polygraph test in my life. I didn't k... RAFAEL PALMEIRO Baseball gets better for whatever reason. RAFAEL PALMEIRO They try to say this era was a tainted era. But so many great players played in the last 15 to 20 ye... RAFAEL PALMEIRO To snap my fingers and let it go away. Even if it takes the 3,000th hit with it, just let it all go ... RAFAEL PALMEIRO My life was on the line here and my career and everything I worked for, it was hanging by a thread. RAFAEL PALMEIRO I love baseball, and the door remains open. RAFAEL PALMEIRO Three thousand, it's just a number. It's just a game. RAFAEL PALMEIRO The tragedy of all of this is that it happened to me and it shouldn't have happened. It ruined m... RAFAEL PALMEIRO I don't know who took what. That is pretty private with an individual. RAFAEL PALMEIRO I don't think anybody ever saw anybody taking anything. RAFAEL PALMEIRO I said what I said before Congress because I meant every word of it. RAFAEL PALMEIRO With all the great products that are apparently out there that are undetectable, for me to take some... RAFAEL PALMEIRO I respect the Hall of Fame, and if they think that I'm worthy enough, I would be very honored. A... RAFAEL PALMEIRO I wish that they could have more freedoms to be able to come and play. I know that the only way that... RAFAEL PALMEIRO My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel C... RAFAEL PALMEIRO The other deals with my life and my livelihood and my family and all that I stand for. RAFAEL PALMEIRO I hope that people look at my whole career and appreciate that I've given everything that I'... RAFAEL PALMEIRO When I testified in front of Congress, I know that I was testifying under oath and I told the truth. RAFAEL PALMEIRO I'm not going to say what was being used in the clubhouse; whatever happens in the clubhouse sta... RAFAEL PALMEIRO Yes, but I - you know, it's been such a long time, I'm sure that I've got cousins and un... RAFAEL PALMEIRO I don't see myself as someone that brings a lot of luggage. RAFAEL PALMEIRO I have never used steroids. Period. RAFAEL PALMEIRO I hope that people learn from my mistake and I hope that the fans forgive me. RAFAEL PALMEIRO It was a hard time. It was something I would love to erase from my memory. RAFAEL PALMEIRO At the Museum of Roman Art, the logic of the forms is very much modern. But in spite of that, the id... RAFAEL MONEO I liked painting and drawing, and I liked humanities mainly - poetry, literature - this speculative ... RAFAEL MONEO I would say that to put architecture in the chain of history, to be able to interpret and understand... RAFAEL MONEO Buildings are always better than drawings and models. 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RAFAEL PALMEIRO [The Wyman Institute is urging the three entertainers to publicly retract their] inaccurate and hurt... RAFAEL MEDOFF We have 70 points and that would normally ensure you finish in the top three now. One more win shoul... RAFAEL BENITEZ She didn't like the dirt in her face and started jumping around. She started to close strongly at th... RAFAEL BEJARANO Luis said to me that as he turned away, he was right on the line, and he said the ball was over the ... RAFAEL BENITEZ I don't think I have the words to express how I feel at this moment. RAFAEL BENITEZ Maybe they are afraid. I hope they will be after the weekend. RAFAEL BENITEZ When they start talking and talking about us, it shows they are worried about playing Liverpool, RAFAEL BENITEZ We created a lot of chances and the other team didn't. It was difficult, but we did all the things w... RAFAEL BENITEZ The games we have coming up are all going to be really important for us. We need to approach all of ... RAFAEL BENITEZ I think I have the best strike force in the Premiership, ... But it gives me a selection headache an... RAFAEL BENITEZ My idea is to have two players for each position, ... If you have a strong squad you can play all th... RAFAEL BENITEZ It's very important for the club, the manager, the fans and everybody to be in the Champions League ... RAFAEL BENITEZ If you play in the final, it's for winning, not for losing RAFAEL BENITEZ People are saying that we are not making signings -- but I say we will sign the best. I have discuss... RAFAEL BENITEZ At Valencia we changed the players virtually every match, maybe we will not be able to do that just ... RAFAEL BENITEZ It is not easy to produce performances like this when we have so many players who are tired after so... RAFAEL BENITEZ There is now a lot of money in football and teams want to sign the best players. RAFAEL BENITEZ Bolton are very difficult to play against and they had a lot of free-kicks and throw-ins and you can... RAFAEL BENITEZ It's true we need to score more goals, because we are creating chances. RAFAEL BENITEZ I know Crouch is very good in the air, he can keep the ball and always knows what to do with it RAFAEL BENITEZ Before, I said that they were maybe the best supporters in England. Now maybe they are the best supp... RAFAEL BENITEZ We never wanted to pay more for a player than his value, RAFAEL BENITEZ The idea is, he goes away, plays more games and comes back a better player. If it works out like tha... RAFAEL BENITEZ We must enjoy this trophy and we have five more days for talking about these other things. RAFAEL BENITEZ We need a new mentality in the Premier League, especially away from home, and when we have that, thi... RAFAEL BENITEZ It was against a team that we would be expecting to fight for qualification. They are a very good te... 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I was moving quite well in the first set and then second set I felt a little sloppy, ... You know, p... 
The biggest impact on my game was breaking her in the second game [of the third set], ... I played a... 
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